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Douglas Preston to Keynote 2009 Bangor Book Festival
The third annual Bangor Book Festival will begin on Friday, October 2 with an address by noted author Douglas Preston. His latest best-seller is The Monster of Florence. Preston will speak following the opening reception at the Isaac Farrar Mansion. (See the Preston website at http://www.prestonchild.com/bios/preston

Hard Times: An Oral History of the Great Depression

Hard Times: An Oral History of the Great Depression
by Studs Terkel

Witherle Memorial Library in Castine obtained this book through a grant to read as part of a study of the WPA.

(10 copies of this book are available for loan)

Hard Not to be Curious About Oprah's New Book Club Selection

I confess I've been waiting to hear the title of Oprah's new book club selection. It was announced today- Say You're One of Them by Uwem Akpan. Not surprising it is a collection of short stories about the plights of African children, a topic close to Oprah's heart. The book is written by a Nigerian Jesuit priest who studied writing in the US and had some of the stories originally published in the New Yorker magazine. The stories are said to be powerful and poignant, albeit painful.

A Heads Up On the Next "Penobscot Reads"

For those book groups wanting to get a head start reading for next January's "Penobscot Reads," the selection is Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace...One School at a Time by Greg Mortenson.
Desperately ill after a failed attempt to climb the mountain K2, Greg Mortenson is cared for in a Pakistani village. In return, he goes back to build the village a school and then on to build more schools in both Pakistan and Afghanistan.

Check out the book website:
http://www.threecupsoftea.com/

Orono Public Library Goes With Travel Theme

The Orono Public Library's monthly book discussion group chooses travel literature for fall.

Theme: Travel Literature

Sept. 18: Mark Twain, The Innocents Abroad
Oct. 16: John Steinbeck, Travels with Charley
Nov. 19: Jack Kerouac, On the Road
Dec. 18: Eric Weiner, The Geography of Bliss: One Grump's Search for the Happiest Places in the World

Friday Morning Reflective Readers
3rd Friday of the month
10:00 am
Community Room at the Orono Public Library